جهنم

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جهنم

/d͡ʒa.han.nam/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Aramaic גֵּיהִנָּם (gēhinnām), from גֵּיא בֶן הִנֹּם (gē ḇen hinnōm, “valley of the son of Hinom”). The vocalization suggests that it may have been borrowed via Ge'ez ገሀነም (gähännäm).

proper noun جَهَنَّم · jahannam · -

hell, Gehenna
Similar: سَعِير, لَظَىٰ, النَّار, هاوِيَة, جَحِيم, حُطَمَة, سَقَر

In English

hell abode for the condemned
inferno place or situation resembling Hell
Jahannam Islamic concept of hell
Gehenna hell, in Abrahamic religions

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {جهنم},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D9%87%D9%86%D9%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}